Great well, Deir el-Medina, Egypt
Great well, 50m deep, unsuccessfully dug to find a fresh water source, at Deir el-Medina, site of the workers village for artisans building the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, 18th - 20th dynasties, New Kingdom, at the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The village contained 68 houses along a central road, and the Temple of Hathor was added in the Ptolemaic era. The site was excavated by Ernesto Schiaparelli 1905-9 and Bernard Bruyere 1922-51. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14109445
Media ID
45847529
Size
8268px x 6201px
(20.8MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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